1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1979 Purdue Boilermakers football
Astro-Bluebonne Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
1979 record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Young (3rd year)
MVP	Dave Young
Captain	Steve McKenzie
Captain	Pete Quinn
Captain	Keena Turner
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#10 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#18 Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#19 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 7 0 7 0 14 Michigan St 0 0 0 7 7 Date: Saturday, October 20 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Scoring summary 1 Purdue Wayne Smith 42-yard interception return (Seibel kick) Purdue 7-0 3 Purdue Jimmy Smith 1-yard run (Seibel kick) Purude 14-0 4 Michigan St Steve Smith 1-yard run (Andersen kick) Purdue 14-7

Scoring summary
1		Purdue	Wayne Smith 42-yard interception return (Seibel kick)	Purdue 7-0
3		Purdue	Jimmy Smith 1-yard run (Seibel kick)	Purude 14-0
4		Michigan St	Steve Smith 1-yard run (Andersen kick)	Purdue 14-7

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 7 7 6 0 20 Iowa 6 8 0 0 14 Date: November 3 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Scoring summary 1 Purdue D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) Purdue 7-0 1 Iowa Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed) Purdue 7-6 2 Iowa McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley) Iowa 14-7 2 Purdue McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) Tie 14-14 3 Purdue McCall 6-yard run (kick failed) Purdue 20-14

Scoring summary
1		Purdue	D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)	Purdue 7-0
1		Iowa	Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed)	Purdue 7-6
2		Iowa	McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley)	Iowa 14-7
2		Purdue	McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)	Tie 14-14
3		Purdue	McCall 6-yard run (kick failed)	Purdue 20-14

#10 Michigan at #14 Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 6 15 21 • Purdue 7 0 7 10 24 Date: November 10 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game attendance: 69,829

Scoring summary 1 PUR Ben McCall 2-yard run (Seibel kick) Purdue 7-0 3 PUR Mark Herrmann 1-yard run (Seibel kick) Purdue 14-0 3 MICH Curt Marsh 6-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed) Purdue 14-6 4 PUR Seibel 29-yard field goal Purdue 17-6 4 PUR Ben McCall 9-yard run Purdue 24-6 4 MICH Roosevelt Smith 1-yard run (run failed) Purdue 24-12 4 MICH Butch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick) Purdue 24-19 4 MICH Safety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zone Purdue 24-21

Scoring summary
1		PUR	Ben McCall 2-yard run (Seibel kick)	Purdue 7-0
3		PUR	Mark Herrmann 1-yard run (Seibel kick)	Purdue 14-0
3		MICH	Curt Marsh 6-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)	Purdue 14-6
4		PUR	Seibel 29-yard field goal	Purdue 17-6
4		PUR	Ben McCall 9-yard run	Purdue 24-6
4		MICH	Roosevelt Smith 1-yard run (run failed)	Purdue 24-12
4		MICH	Butch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick)	Purdue 24-19
4		MICH	Safety, Mark Herrmann tackled in end zone	Purdue 24-21

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 0 14 7 6 27 Tennessee 0 0 16 6 22 Date: December 31 Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game attendance: 40,542

Scoring summary 2 Purdue Ben McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick) Purdue 7-0 2 Purdue Bart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) Purdue 14-0 3 Purdue Dave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick) Purdue 21-0 3 Tennessee Glenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed) Purdue 21-6 4 Tennessee James Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run) Purdue 21-14 4 Tennessee Hubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater) Tennessee 22-21 4 Purdue Dave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed) Purdue 27-22

Scoring summary
2		Purdue	Ben McCall 6-yard run (John Seibel kick)	Purdue 7-0
2		Purdue	Bart Burrell 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)	Purdue 14-0
3		Purdue	Dave Young 12-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (John Seibel kick)	Purdue 21-0
3		Tennessee	Glenn Ford 8-yard pass from Jimmy Streater (pass failed)	Purdue 21-6
4		Tennessee	James Berry 15-yard pass from Phil Ingram (Hubert Simpson run)	Purdue 21-14
4		Tennessee	Hubert Simpson 1-yard run (Hubert Simpson pass from Jimmy Streater)	Tennessee 22-21
4		Purdue	Dave Young 17-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (pass failed)	Purdue 27-22

The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense: se Burrell/Ray Smith, lt Feil, lg Schwan, c Quinn, rg Hall, rt McKenzie, te Young, qb Herrmann, fb Augustyniak, tb Jones/McCall, fl Harris, k Seibel

Defense: de Kingsbury, lt Clark, mg Loushin, rt Jackson, de Turner, lb Motts/Looney/Marks, cb W. smith/Kay, ss Seneff, fs Williams/McKinnie, p Hayes

Head Coach: Jim Young

Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, Doug Redmann, Bob Spoo, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher

Mark Herrmann broke the Big Ten career completion record set by Michigan State's Ed Smith in the previous year.

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